Buddha Quotes

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.
Buddha

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
Buddha

Life, Good, Wisdom

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
Buddha

Anger, Truth, Ourselves

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
Buddha

Anger, Punished

All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
Buddha

Mind, Remain, Arises

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
Buddha

Mind, Enemy, Evil

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
Buddha

Love, Yourself, Universe

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
Buddha

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
Buddha

Good, Care, Words

It is better to travel well than to arrive.
Buddha

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.
Buddha

Best, Life, Failure

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
Buddha

Thoughts, Arises

Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.
Buddha

Life, Health, Death

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
Buddha

Peace, Within, Seek

What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?
Buddha

Woman, Person, Between

A jug fills drop by drop.
Buddha

Drop, Fills, Jug

He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.
Buddha

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
Buddha

Peace, Thoughts, Find

There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.
Buddha

Good, Evil, Above

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
Buddha

Death, Lived, Wisely

What we think, we become.
Buddha

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
Buddha

Work, Others, Salvation

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.
Buddha

Life, Live, Nothing

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.
Buddha

Good, Fear, Evil

Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
Buddha

Chaos, Diligence, Strive

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Type: Leader

Born: 563 BC

Died: 483 BC

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